Cup dispenser



June 19, 1928.

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w. B, MANGOLD CUP DI SPENS ER Filed Aug. l, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. MANGOLD, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE VORTEX MFG.00.', A

CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CUP DISPENSER.

Application led August 1, 1923. Serial No. 854,988.

This invention relates to a cup dispenser, and more particularly to adispenser for at cups of sector-shape adapted to be placed in a stack ininclined position within a slotted V container having a back closureplate and a l cover which are pivotally supported on a mounting plate onwhich the cup container is also pivoted, said container adapted to beheld in Iclosed position by its cover and when l0 in open positionadapted to be resiliently held lightly inclined by means of a springmem- It is an object of this invention to provide a ilat cup dispenserwherein a pivoted container is adapted to be retained in place by thecontainer cover.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a fiat cup dispenserwherein a pivoted cup container, when in open position for filling, isadapted to be resiliently held in an inclined position by a spring stopmember.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a fiat cup ydispenserwherein a pivoted container is provided with a pivoted l5 back closureplate having means movably mounted thereon for properly positioning orleveling the fiat cups within the container before the filled containeris swung upwardly into closed osition. v

Another olbject of the invention is to pro- Videla dispenser for fiatcups, said dispenser embracing a cup container pivotally mounted andhaving a pivoted back plate equipped with a cup straightener and with alatching mechanism for holding the back plate locked to the container inclosed position, said straightener adapted to be held in position at theupper end of the back plate by the handle of the latching mechanism.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to provide atlat cupdispenser wherein a cup container and the cover thereof are pivotallysupported yon opposite ends of a mounting plate.

Another object of the invention is the providing of a fiat cup dispenserwherein a cup container is equipped with a plurality of back plates, oneof which serves as a mounting for the dispenser. while the other isadapted'to be removably locked to thefcontainer for holding Hat cups inproper dispensing position.

y It is an important object of this invention to provide a flat papercup dispenser of improved construction wherein a ilat cup container isprovided with double back plates, theJ inner back plate having a lockingmechanism and a cup straightening device mounted thereon, While theouter back plate is apertured to permit the same 4to be rigidly securedto a wall and has a container cover pivoted thereon adapted to engageand hold the container in position to permit the Hat cups to be readilyremove-d from the lower slit portion of the container.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the speciiication and accompanying drawings.

This invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described. l

On the dra-Wings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a at cup dispenser embodying theprinciples of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the dispenser supported on a wall readyfor use.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Figure1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken on line 4-4 of Figure1 with parts in elevation.

Figure 5 is a. fragmentary central vertical section through thedispenser in open position, showing the method of properly positioningthe flat cups within the container.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the inner side of the container cover.

Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the container when in open positiontaken on line 7-7 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is any enlarged fragmentary kdetail section taken on line 8-8of Figure 4.

Figure 9 is an-enlarged fragmentary detail section taken on line 9-9 ofFi ure 2.

Figure 10 is a reduced section ta en on line 10-10 of Figure 4.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a wall or support upon which a flatcup dispenser of this invention is mounted in position for use. Thedispenser comprises a.r flat outer back plate 2 made of metal and havinga plurality of apertures 3 therein, for receiving mounting screws forthe purpose of rigidly securing the dispenser to the wall 1 or on another support. The back plate 2 is provi ed with integral forwardlydirected longitudinal anges' 4, each of which 1s pro- 19 which isopposite the latch ends of a pair o vided with a notch near the upperend thereof. The lower end of the outer back plate or mounting plate 2is provided with an integral extension to afford a back stop 6 aperturedat 7 to receive a retaining screw. T he upper edge of the back plate 2is provided with two spaced integral hinge sleeves 8.

A cover plate 9 is provided for the dispenser. Integrally formed on ,oneed e of the cover'plate 9 are a plurality of inge sleeves 10 betweenwhich the binge sleeves 8 of the-back plate are positioned. A hingepinor rod 11 projects through the aligned hinge sleeves 8 and 10 to holdthe cover plate pivoted to the upper edge of the back plate 2. The coverplate 9 is shaped to have two inclined edges 12 which convergeto join afront edge having a latch flange or ton ue 13 integrally formed thereonat right ang es to said cover plate. Secured to the inner face of thecover plate 9 is a sector shaped plate 14 having integralflanges 15, 16and 17 (Figure 4). which rest against the inner face of the cover plateat a distance from the edges thereof. Secured to the sector plate 14 atthe middle portion of the curved edge 18 thereof is a projectin lug ortab ange 13.

Supported by the lower ends of the hack plate flanges 4 is a shaft orrod 20, the threaded ends of which are threaded into headed sleeves 21(Figure 9) which are rotatable with respect to the flanges 4. Secured tothe rotatable sleeves 21 to the outside of the backfplate flanges 4 arethe lower longitudinal casing or container flanges 22. The flanges 22are integrally formed along the longitudinal edges of a casing orcontainer adapted to hold a stack of flat paper cups 23. The paper cupsare folded flat and are of sector shape with the tips bent over flatagainst one side of the cups. The flat cup container is made of metal orother suitable material and consists of two inclined side walls o rlates 24 which converge to integrally join t e longitudinal edges of anarrow front plate 25 having a plurality of aligned sight apertures orslots 26 therein. Each of the containerside plates 24 is provided withan u wardly and rearwardly inclined slot 27 w ch extends from the frontplate 25 to within a short distance of the container flan e 22. Thelower front corners of the container side lates 24 are cut or bentinwardly at 28 to a ord an index finger recess below the lower frontendA of the container. The Ilower end ofthe container front plate 25 isrounded and bent outwardly to form a thumb piece 29..which,A

is disposed in front of the middle portion of the finger recess 28'.'The upper margins of the container side plates 24 and the front plate25 are bent inwardly at right angles to form'4 a narrow flange 30adapted to be frictionally engaged by the flanges 15, 16 and 17 of thecover liner plate 14 when the cover is lower to close the upper end ofthe container. In the closed position of the cover the latch flange 13frictionally engages the outer surface of the upper end of the containerfront plate 25, thereby holding the container locked in a verticaldispensing position (Figures 1 and 4).

Secured to the inner surfaces of the con tainer side plates 24 below theinclined slots 27 are the flanges 31 of a downwardly curved or concavecup supporting shelf 32.

The cup shelf 32 is cut away as at 33 in the form of an arc of a circleso as to permit the bent over ends of the flat cups 23 to project intothe recess 28 to the rear of the thumb piece 29 as illust-rated inFigure 5. Rigidly secured tothe bottom of the cup supporting shelf 32 isa looped stop spring 34 adapted to abut the stop plate 6 when thecontainer is in open position to resiliently hold said container in aslightly in clined position as shown in Figure 5.

Pivotally supported on the sleeves 21 to the inside of the back plateflanges 4 arethe lower ends of a pair of flanges 35 reinforced at theirpivoted ends by reinforcing strips 36 secured to said flanges by rivetsor other suitable means. The flan es 35 are integrally formed on thelongitudinal edges of an inner back plate 37 which is curved oroutwardly convex. The inner back late 37 is provided with a centrallongitudinal slot 38 in which a cu ably mounted. he cup positioning shoecomprises a looped or rounded head 39 forming a portion of a strip ofmetal which is secured to a block 40 slidable within the slot 38 (Figure4). Also secured to the block 40 on the outside of the back surface ofthe inner back plate 37 is a toothed or knurled handle or finger plate41 to facilitate sliding of the shoe by hand when the container is inopen position. The inner back plate 37 is adapted to close the rear ofthe cup hold ing container and is provided at its upper positioning shoeis slid-.

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end with a locking or latching mechanism.

apertures to permit lockingr rods 46 to slid/- 'ably projecttherethrough. The inner ends of the locking rods 46 are integral with aloo ed spring handle 47 adapted to co-act with the spreader lugs 45 sothat when the handle is swung toward the plate 37 the handle arms willbe sprung or forced apart, thereby causing the locking rods to slideoutwardly. so that the` ends thereof which project through apertures inthe plate anges 35 will lockingly engage behind stop blocks 48 which arerigidly secured to the inner surfaces of the container flanges 22. Vhenthe handle 47 is moved away from the plate 37 the handle arms co-actwith the cam edges 44 of the sleeves 43 and are moved inwardly towardone another to draw the locking rods 36 inwardly out oflockingengagement with the locking blocks 48. When the handle 47 is in lockingposition it surrounds the finger plate 41 and serves to hold the cuppositioning shoe in place.

The o eration is as follows: v

The at cup dispenser of this invention is intended for use in Pullmancars, railway coaches, adjacent drinking fountains and in other placeswhere drinking water is provided.

The dispenser is mounted on the wall 1 by securing the outer back plate2 in place by retaining screws engaged through the apertures 3. This canbe done when the cover is raised and the container is lowered asillustrated in Figure 5.

plate 37 until the handle arms are brought f into contact with the cams44 which serve to cause the handle arms to be forced toward one another,thereby drawing the ends of the locking rods 46 inwardly out of lockingengagement with the blocks 48. The inner back plate 37 is thus unlockedand is swung upwardly into vertical position against theouter backplatel 2. When the inner back plate 37 is moved into open position thecup straightening shoe drops by gravity to the lower end of the slot 38.

The cup container is now open and is resiliently1 held in a slightlyinclined position, due to the looped spring 34 pressing against the stopplate 6. A stack of flat sector shaped cups 23 are now removed from acarton and deposited in the open container taking a position similar tothe cups in position A Figure 5. In order that the cups may be properlyremoved from the container they should be positioned in inclined planesVparallel to the plane of the container outlet slots 27. The inner backplate 37 is lowered to close the back of the lowered container and thecup positioning shoe mechanism is manually moved from the lower end ofthe slot 38 to the upper end thereof, thereby causing the looped head 39to push the cups from the position A, Figure 5, into their proper/discharging position B 'in planes parallel to the plane of the containerslots 27. The lock handle is now swung into locking position so that thehandle arms, when engaging the lugs 45, are forced away from oneanother, thereby forcing the locking rods outwardly behind the lockingblocks 48 to hold the inner back plate lock to the container. The handle47, when in locking position (Figure 7), engages around the lingerpiece- 41 of the cup positioning shoe to hold the same in place.

4lVith the container filled with liat paper cups properly inclined, thecontainer is swung upwardly together with the inner back plate into avertical position against the outer back plate 2 withthe outer backplate flanges 4 positioned between the flanges 22 and 35. The notches 5are provided in the flanges 4 to afford a clearance for the lock blocks48 and the ends of the locking rods 46. With' the filled containerraised into a proper dispensing position, the container cover 9 is swungdownwardly with the liner lianges 15, 16 and 17 frictionally engagingthe container flanges 30, while the latch flange 13 frictionally engagesover the outer surface of the ripper end of the front wall 25 of thecontainer. When the cover is closed the lug 19 supported on the innerside of the cover, is forced against the inner surface of the -upper'endof the inner back pla-te 37 to assist in holding the cover in closedposition to hold the container folded end of the lowermost cup in thecon-V tainer. Pressure against the folded end of the lowermost cupcauses said cup to slide outwardly while the wide end of the cup isbuckled against the curved shelf 32 until the wide end of the. cuppasses into the slots 27. The cup is now easily pulled out of thecontainer against the pressure caused by the weight of the cups withinthe container. With the` removal of a cup from the con tainer theremaining cups drop by gravity in the container ready for the removal ofthe next cup. The slots 26 in the front of the container afford a meanswhereby an attendant may be advised when the supply of cups within thecontainer is nearly depleted.

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made, and numerous details of construction) may be varied through a widerange without depart-ing from the principles of this .wisethannecessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A Hat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to be rigidlysecured to a wall, a cup container pivoted to one end of the mountingplate for holding a stack of cups with the cups inclined with respecttothe container walls, a back closure plate for the container pivoted onthe same end of said mounting plate, looped spring means slidable onsaid back closure plate for increasing the inclination of cups in saidcontainer, and a cover for the container pivoted on the other end ofsaid mounting plate.

2. A Hat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to be rigidlysecured to a Wall, a cup container pivoted to one end of the mountingplate, a back closure plate for the container pivoted on the mountingplate, means slidably mounted on said back closure plate for tiltingcups in said container, a cover for the container pivotcd on the otherend of the mounting plate, and means at the pivoted end of the containerfor facilitating the withdrawal of cups from. the container.

3. A flat cup dispenser comprising a container adapted to hold a stackof ilat paper cups, a plurality of back plates pivotally connected tosaid container, and a cover for the container pivotally mounted on oneof said hack plates.

4. A flat cup dispenser comprising a container having sight aperturesand cup discharge slots therein, a pair of back plates pivotallyconnected to said container with one of said plates adapted to besecured to a wall to afford a. support for the container, and a coverfor the container pivotally supported on the wall plate.

5. A flat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to besecured to a wall, ,a cup container pivoted on one end of said mountingplate and having sight apertures and cup outlet slots therein, a backclosure plate for the container pivoted to the same end of the mountingplate, means slidably mounted on said back closure plate adapted toadjust and level the cups in said container, and a locking mechanism onsaid back closure plate adapted to hold said back closure plate lockedto the container.

6. A flat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to besecured to a wall` a cup container movably supported on one v,end of themounting plate, a container cover movabl;7 supported on the opposite endof said mounting plate, a slotted ack plate for the container movablysupported on the same end of the mounting plate on which the containeris supported, cup leveling means slidably mounted on said slotted backplate, a lockin mechanism on said back plate, and a han e for operatingthe locking mechanism to lock the back plate to the container and holdsaid cup leveling means at one end of said back plate.

7. A fiat cup dispenser comprising a cup container, a support therefor,a back closure plate for the container pivoted on said support, and ashoe slidably mounted on said closure plate adapted to be pushed fromone end of said plate to thd other to move the cups within the containerinto predetermined inclined planes.

8. The combination with a container for holding a stack of fiat papercups, of looped spring means slidably projecting into the container forleveling the cups and moving the same into planes to facilitate removalof the cups from the container.

9. The combination with a cup container, of a closure plate pivotall)Tconnected thereto, means slidably mounted on said plate for adjustingthe cups in said container so that the cups will be positioned inparallel inclined planes and in a straight stack within the container,and means for iocking said plate to the container and also adapted toold said means at one end of its path of movement. I

10. A flat cup dispenser comprising a pivotally supported cup container,a back closure plate pivotally connected to one end of the container,locking blocks secured in the opposite end of the container, a cupleveling means slidable on said closure plate, and locking mechanisms onsaid back plate adapted to be operated to engage behind said lockingblocks to hold the back plate locked to the container and furtheradapted to hold said cup leveling means at one end of its path ofmovement.

11. A cup dispenser comprising a pivotally supported cup container, aclosure plate pivotally connected thereto, a slidable cup leveler onsaid closure plate blocks rigidly secured in said container, lockingrods supported on said plate, a handle connecting said locking rods andadapted to hold said cup leveler at one end of its path of movement, andmeans on said plate adapted to be c ontacted by said handle to causesaid locking rods to slide into locking engagement with said blocks tohold the plate locked to the container.

12. A cup dispenser comprising a cup container, a closure plate movablyconnected thereto, a cup leveling member slidable on said closure plateprojections secured in said container. cam members secured to said l'plate, locking rods slidably engaged with said cam members, a handleintegrally connecting said locking rods and adapted when movedin onedirection to co-act with said cam members. to cause retraction of thelocking rods out of locking engagement with said projections, and lugsmounted on said plate in the path of movement of said handle to causesaid locking rods to move into locking engagement with said containerprojections when the handle is swung in an opposite direction to engagearound said cup leveling member to hold the same locked againstmovement.

13. A cup dispenser comprising a cup container, a closure platetherefor, a cup leveler slidably mounted thereon, locking members onsaid plate, a' handle member connecting said locking members and adaptedin one position to engage and hold the cup leveler locked againstmovement, and members rigidly secured on said plate adapted to coactwith said handle member to cause movement of the locking members intoand out of locking engagement with the cu container depending upon thedirection o movement of said handle member.

14. A cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to be secured ona Wall, a stop plate formed on one end thereof, a cup container pivotedon said mounting plate, a closure for the back of said container, a cupsupporting shelf in said container, and a resilient member secured tosaid shelf adapted to abut against said stop plate when the .containeris moved into open position to hold the container in a slightly inclinedposition ready for filling.

15. The combination with a support, of a pivotally supported cupcontainer thereon,

and a looped spring member secured on the bottom thereof adapted tocontact said sup` port for holding the container in a'slightly inclinedposition with respectto the horizontal when the container is lowered forfilling.

16...A cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate having an integral stopplate formedy thereon, a cup container pivotally supported on saidmounting plate, a cover on said mounting plate adapted to hold the cupcontainer in a closed position for use, and a member secured on thebottom of the container adapted to abut said stop plate to resilientlyhold the container in an open position for filling when the cover israised and the container is lowered.

17. Acup dispenser comprising a mounting plate, a cup containerpivot-ally supported thereon, a back plate for the container pivoted onsaid mounting plate between the container and said mounting plate, acontainer cover pivoted on said mounting plate, and members secured onsaid cover for fricltionally engaging the container and said WILLIAM B.MANGOLD.

